Garment.



PATENTED JUNE 23, 1908.

H. s. DEAN.

I GARMENT. APPLICATION FILED OUT. 30,1907.

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UNITED sTA ns PATENT OFFICE.

' HENRY S. DEAN, OF LONDON, ENGLAND.

GARMENT.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HENRY S. DEAN, a subj ect of the King of Great Britain and Ireland, and resident of London, Middlesex county, England, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Garments, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to garments and chiefly to toy uniforms and has for its object to construct garments of this description so as .to be easily put on and to present the appearance of a finished and complete garment when worn.

My invention will be fully described hereinafter and the features of novelty will be pointed out in the appended claim.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings in which Figure 1 is a front view of the garment and Fig. 2 is a rear view thereof.

A represents the front of the garment on which may be located a row of buttons B and frogs or other decoration O. This front is preferably made in one single piece and has secured to it the collar D which has its free ends supplied with cooperating fastening devices E which permit the collar to be secured in position on the neck of the wearer. Shoulder straps F are secured to or form art of the front of the garment, which front is further provided with extensions G adapted to form the back of the garment. Fastening straps H form part of or are secured to said extensions and are ada ted to cross each other at the back and to e secured to the shoulder straps F, it being understood that the skoulder straps F and the straps H are each provided with suitable cooperating securing devices I, for instance of the glove fastener description. In other words the I Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed October 30, 1907.

Patented J'une 23, 1908.

Serial No. 399,895.

right hand strap H will be fastened to the left hand shoulder strap F and the left hand strap H will be secured to the right hand shoulder strap F. The lengths of the respective shoulder straps and fastening straps are so proportioned that when the garment is in position on the wearer, the detachable fastening devices I will be located exactly on the shoulders of the wearer. These devices, I, can thus be easily reached by the wearer and locked together or unlocked as desired. The straps F and H when secured together form the neck opening of the garment. My improved garment is thus easily placed in position on the wearer and as easily removed and when worn is securely held in place and presents the ap earance of a complete garment.

Although f have described my garment as a childs uniform, I wish it distinctly understood that the said garment is capable of other uses, as for instance that'of an apron.

I claim:

A garment having a continuous front with shoulder straps and rearward extensions adapted to overlap and form a back for the garment, said extensions being provided with fastening straps adapted to cross, detachable fasteners arranged on the shoulder portions of the garment to connect each shoulder strap with the corresponding fastening strap, a collar secured to the front of the garment, and a detachable fastening for securing the ends ofthe collar at the rear.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in the presence of two subscribing witnesses, this 18th day of October, 1907.

HENRY S. DEAN.

Witnesses: I

JOHN LoTKA, JOHN A. KEHLENBECK. 

